Tuesday, November 20

craft 4 love 2012

craft 4 love happened just a couple weeks ago… i think i am still recovering.

what a blessed day it was.

there was delicious food, crafting, raffles, and friends. rob morris, the co-founder and president of LOVE146 came to speak and we were all reminded of why exactly we gathered this day. the truth of child sex trafficking and modern day slavery is real. it's worldwide. it's local. no one wants to hear it, no one wants to go there. i don't want to. but we have to, my friends. for justice, and for mercy, for those who need it most.

i am so thrilled to tell you that we raised $3,480 for LOVE146. exactly twice the amount we raised last year. THANK YOU, to each of you who were at craft 4 love, for being a part of love146 on november 3rd. thank you for coming to hear their story. i challenge you to go out and tell it now.

here's a look into our day:

while setting up on friday night, before the event, we started to pull out all the raffle donations to put them into bundles. we just KEPT PULLING THEM OUT. i hadn't realized how much had been donated until that night. once an item arrived at my house i sent it over to storage at the church, simply because we don't have the space in our little house to store all these lovely things. i was so blown away when set up time came. blown away by the number of you who stepped up to play a part in sharing these children's stories. blown away by the beauty of your talents and by your hearts to give. thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to the shops and businesses who donated to this event. craft 4 love would not have been possible without each and every one of you.

below is the list of the generous shops and businesses, both local and nationwide, who donated raffle items, supplies, or food to craft 4 love:

This looks completely awesome! Congratulations on a very successful day that looks to be filled with fun, awesome crafts, great gifts and a huge donation to such a worthy cause. I wish my church had something like this to offer.

my sister and i have been searching an organization that we can contribute to by fundraising with events and such, and i think this might just be it. those stories had me with a knot in my throat the whole time. such beautiful stories of being redeemed. what a great event for such a beautiful cause. everything looks awesome and kuddos to all the companies that donated - the list is huge!

It was such a wonderful day making crafts and memories; all for an important cause. I was so happy to be there. Thanks to all who donated and for everyone who made the event possible. I'll definitely be back next year.

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